Corporate America is bracing for tougher times and one of the most strategic operation safeguards is the effective management of corporate travel, which accounts for the third largest controllable expense within any corporation,

It's likely that the America West management has gotten a better feel for the holes in the merged company, and one of them is how it handles domestic reservations. They might have determined that whatever cost savings they're getting are being lost in customer dissatisfaction.

Waste Management has proven its commitment to developing innovative ways to handle solid waste and recyclables in America. With a customer service-centered approach that filters up from the bottom, and an unwavering insistence on keeping recycling and other environmental protections at the forefront of everything we do, Waste Management's North Bay market area is leading the way to our industry's future.

Virtually every major corporation in America is considering some kind of employee-directed online health-management tool. Dell is one of the companies in the lead, but we believe [within] the next couple of years most employers will be in a similar position.

We still struggle with it. I still feel like I'm new (at asthma management), ... You never know what's around the corner. I still haven't gotten the hang of it.

Sound management of ecosystems is key to a responsible path to growth.